Rake



g- 1932- F. VAN NIEUWENHUYZEN L872,852

RAKE

Filed March 21. 1950 Patenfed Aug. 23, 1932 IJ.NITED STATES FRED VAN NIEUWENI-IUYZEN, OZE IEELLA, IOWA IRAIKE Applcation filed March 21,

This invention r-e1ates to rakes and has as one of its objects to provide a rake which may be moved by the user, over the ground surface, by pushing upon the hand1e of the rake, the head of the rake being so formed that the cut grass and weeds and other debris Wili be delivered at one side of the rake head, so chat the user of the rake n1ay walk upon oleared soi1.

Another object of he invention is to provde a hand rake so constructed that the nser may Walk substantially erect while using the same and not be required to bend over as is customary in the use of ordinary rakes.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in 13116 combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter u1ly deseribed, illustrated in the accompanyng drawing, and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing 1ny nvention in detail, reference will he had 'co the accornpanying drawing wherein 1ike characters denote 1ike or correspondng pa1s throughout the several views and in which:

Figure 1 is a plan view of the rake ernbodying the nvention.

Fgure 2 is a vertical transverse sectional View on the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction ndioated by the arrows.

Figure 3 is a vertica1 sectional view taken substantially on the line 38 of Figure 1, lookng in the direction indicated by the arrows.

The rake embodying the invention comprises a head 1 preferably of wood and having an arcuate form, shown in Figure 1 of the drawing and the head is provided at its rear side with astock 2, which is disposed at an ang1e to the rear curved edge of the head and into which is fitted a hand1e, indicated by the numeral 3, the handle extending on a lne chorda1 to the arcuate line of extent of t-he said head 1' The teeth of the rake are of 1930. Sera1 No. 437,824.

metal and indioated by the nu1neral 4 and the said teeth are doublepinted, or, in other words, are tapered to a point at each end and are driven through the head 1 so that their intermediate porionsare anchored in the head, the teeth be1ng arranged m a series eXtending longitudinally of the head and projecting, of course, fro1n both sides -hereof, so that the rake may be employed in position with the head curved rearwardly to the left or to the right as may be found desirable.

In order that the head 01 the rake may he braced withrespect to the handle a triangular woodenbrace 5 is secured at one end to the rear side of the head at one side of the handle,

and at its other end to the corresponding side of the handle.

Another braeing 1nember 6 is also pro vided and consists of a piece of wood bent to arcuate form and having one end fiteed forwardly through an opening in .the head 1 at that side of the handl opposite the side at whioh the brace 5 is located, the other end opening in the hand1e 3 and has its ends fitted through openings in the head 1 near the ends of said head and verturneda gainst the forward sde of the head, so as to he anchored, the braces 6 and 7 heing preferably substantially concentrically arranged.

/Vhat I claim is A rake haVing a head bar eurved longitudinally and provided at its inner side and at a point approximately midway b-etween its ends With a stock portion, a handle havii1g an end inserted inthe stock portion, said handlebeng disposed at an acute angle to the hea.d bar and. coplanar therewth, teeth passng transversely through the head bar and havng end portons at the opposte sides thereof, said teeth being at rght angles to the plane of the head bar and handle and brace rods passing transversely through the handle and havng end. portons passing transversely through the head ba1 at the .opposte side of the stock porton thereof. 10 In testmony whereof I aflx my signature;

FRED VAN NIEUWENHUYZEN. 

